How can I stop Audacity from adding new set of tracks when I

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terrygstanley
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How can I stop Audacity from adding new set of tracks when I

Post by terrygstanley » Thu Feb 12, 2015 7:28 pm

Every time I end a recording or pause a recording and restart it, Audacity adds another set of tracks. I would like it to continue recording on the initial set of tracks.

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Re: How can I stop Audacity from adding new set of tracks wh

Post by Gale Andrews » Thu Feb 12, 2015 7:33 pm

Hold SHIFT and click on the Record button or press SHIFT + R. This records starting from the end of the selected track(s).

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Re: How can I stop Audacity from adding new set of tracks wh

Post by kozikowski » Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:26 pm

Official name "Append Record."

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